High-pressure 3He-Xe gas scintillators for simultaneous detection of neutrons and gamma rays over a large energy range

W. Tornow; J. H. Esterline; C. A. Leckey; G. J. Weisel

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2011.05.022

High-pressure ³He-Xe gas scintillators for simultaneous detection of neutrons and gamma rays over a large energy range

W. Tornow
, J. H. Esterline
, C. A. Leckey
, G. J. Weisel

Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)

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We report on features of high-pressure ³HeXe gas scintillators which have not been sufficiently addressed in the past. Such gas scintillators can be used not only for the efficient detection of low-energy neutrons but at the same time for the detection and identification of γrays as well. Furthermore, ³HeXe gas scintillators are also very convenient detectors for fast neutrons in the 110 MeV energy range and for high-energy γrays in the 715 MeV energy range. Due to their linear pulse-height response and self calibration via the ³He(n,p)³H reaction, neutron and γray energies can easily be determined in this high-energy regime.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	86-93
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	647
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.05.022
State	Published - Aug 11 2011

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Tornow, W., Esterline, J. H., Leckey, C. A., & Weisel, G. J. (2011). High-pressure ³He-Xe gas scintillators for simultaneous detection of neutrons and gamma rays over a large energy range. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 647(1), 86-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.05.022

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Tornow, W, Esterline, JH, Leckey, CA & Weisel, GJ 2011, 'High-pressure ³He-Xe gas scintillators for simultaneous detection of neutrons and gamma rays over a large energy range', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 647, no. 1, pp. 86-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.05.022

High-pressure ³He-Xe gas scintillators for simultaneous detection of neutrons and gamma rays over a large energy range. / Tornow, W.; Esterline, J. H.; Leckey, C. A. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 647, No. 1, 11.08.2011, p. 86-93.

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